John F. Murrah

Shareholder Tax and Estate Planning and Private Client Practice Areas

Mr. Murrah's primary objective is to ensure that his clients have a clear understanding of their options, allowing them to make the most well-informed decisions. Aided by his years of experience teaching law students, Mr. Murrah works to first present the relevant information in a "big picture" format, with further detail added in a manner that does not overload his clients with too much information from the start.

Mr. Murrah's practice is concentrated primarily in estate planning, probate, federal transfer taxation, estate and trust administration, and federal income taxation. He advises clients on all elements of wealth transmittal and preservation, including preparation of wills and trusts, closely held business succession issues, asset protection strategies, and techniques for the minimization of transfer taxes. His experience also includes representation of trustees and trust beneficiaries.

Mr. Murrah advises clients on various actions including but not limited to those involving:

He is certified as an estate planning law specialist in Tennessee and is an adjunct law professor at the University of Memphis School of Law, having taught the course in estate and gift taxation from 2000 through the present. Prior to practicing law, Mr. Murrah obtained his license as a certified public accountant while working in the tax division of a national accounting firm (CPA license is now retained on inactive status). He has been included in Super Lawyers in the fields of estate planning, probate, and tax. He is AV-rated by Martindale-Hubbell.

Mr. Murrah was recently selected by his peers for inclusion in TheBest Lawyers in America 2015 in the fields of Closely Held Companies/Family Business Law as well as Trust and Estates. This is Mr. Murrah's fifth year for inclusion.

Mr. Murrah is a graduate of Millsaps College (B.B.A.), Emory University (LL.M. in taxation) and the University of Mississippi School of Law (J.D.) and is licensed to practice law in Tennessee and Mississippi. He is a Fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel, the Estate Planning Council of Memphis, and the Tennessee and Memphis Bar Associations.

Education: University of Mississippi (J.D.) Emory University (LL.M- master of law in taxation)Millsaps College (B.B.A.)